Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1977

United States Automobile Ass'n v. Johnston ex rel. Johnston

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 9, 1977 · No. 76-2301 · Alderman, Con, Cur, Dauksch, Letts

352 So. 2d 1190; 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16728 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

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Biscayne Marine Partners v. City of Miami (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019)
Procacci Commercial Realty v. DHRS (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
Ghilotti Construction Co. v. City of Richmond (Cal. Ct. App. 1996)
Prete Enterprises, Inc. v. Brainard, No. Cv 950374293 (Jul. 10, 1995) (Connecticut Superior Court 1995)
Air Support Services International, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
Overstreet Paving v. State, Dept. of Transp. (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
EM Watkins & Co., Inc. v. Bd. of Regents (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)
Harry Pepper & Associates, Inc. v. City of Cape Coral (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

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Opinion of the Court

DAUKSCH, Judge.

Appellants were among several Defendants against whom Judgments were entered as a result of a personal injury suit. Appellees-Bevilacqua and State Farm were the other Defendants who had settled out after the jury verdict of liability but before the verdict on damages. The court assessed costs against Appellants but not against Bevilacqua and State Farm. Appellants complain that the court should have assessed costs against all Defendants equally even though the Appellee-Defendants settled before the verdict on damages.

Costs awards are generally within the sound discretion of the trial judge, del Real v. Dawson, 320 So.2d 20 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975). Appellants have not shown the trial judge abused his discretion. We have considered the remaining points on appeal and find them without merit.

AFFIRMED.

ALDERMAN, C. J., and LETTS, J., con- • cur.

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